Springville has gone 9-1 against Southside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will welcome the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. Springville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Springville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lewis County just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Matthew Murray
| 04/04/25 vs Lewis County | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Holly Pond | 0 |
| 03/22/25 @ Hueytown | 1 |
Springville got a good showing from Matthew Murray, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Murray has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Springville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan King, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Southside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 9-5 to Fort Payne. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four runs.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-4.
Springville came out on top in a nail-biter against Southside in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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